Michael Palin vows he will never stop travelling

FORMER Monty Python star says he has no intention of hanging up his backpack, and credits his wanderlust with keeping him young.

Actor Michael Palin fishing from Lake Titicaca in the 10-part ABC TV documentary .

AFTER 25 years of globetrotting, you could forgive 70-year-old Michael Palin for wanting to lock his passport in a drawer and never travel again.

But the former Monty Python star says he has no intention of hanging up his backpack, and credits his wanderlust with keeping him young.

Writing on Gransnet, a website for grandparents, the actor and travel presenter said: "I always thought there'd be a time when I wanted to stop what I was doing and let others take over.

"But I find as I get older I've learned more about the world, and I want to share it with people rather than sit in a chair and shut up."

The Pole To Pole presenter also said age should be no barrier to having adventures "provided you're careful and don't try and run up and down Everest, or try and swim the Channel every afternoon".

He added: "I don't think I shall ever stop travelling.

"It keeps me up to the mark mentally and physically.

"The interaction with people I meet makes me feel there is much more that unites us all than divides us."